中英互译
piquant
英 /ˈpiːkənt/美 /ˈpiːkənt/
基本释义
- adj.辛辣的;活泼的;痛快的;顽皮的;刺激的
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双语例句
- There may well have been a piquant novelty about her books when they came out.她的书刚上市很可能轰动一时。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- The piquant twist is that Cohen had no idea who was writing about her.很糟糕的是,科恩不知道谩骂她的人是谁。
- But in every semifinal there is deep and piquant regret for a man who did not deserve to lose.但是在每一场半决赛中,都会给本不该失败的人留下深深的遗憾。
网络短语
- chicken in piquant sauce怪味鸡
- Jazz Piquant小酒馆的情歌;唱片名
- piquant sauce辣酱油;辣酱
- piquant prawn辣味大虾;辣昧夫虾
- piquant pallid兴奋的
词语扩展
词义分布
调皮的
66.7%
辛辣的
22.2%
活泼的
11.1%
英英释义
- adj.having an agreeably pungent taste
- adj.engagingly stimulating or provocative
- adj.attracting or delighting
词源
- piquant辛辣的,开味的来自pique,刺,刺激。引申词义辛辣的,开味的。
- piquantBorrowing from Middle French piquant (“pricking, stimulating, irritating”), present participle of piquer, possibly from Old French pikier (“to prick, sting, nettle”). Related to pike.